The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Colorado Entitled to Indemnity for
Lands in the Ute Reservation.
Estimates on Appropriations for the
Coming Year.
Report of the Secret Service Of the
Treasury Department.
The Republican National Committee
in Session.
nECIsIoN REYERsEp.

DECISION REVERSED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The secre-
tary of the interior has reversed the de-
cision of the commissioner of the gen.
eral land office. and holds that the state
| of Colorado is entitled to indemnity for
two sections of land lying within the
| Ute reservation, under grant of land
| to the state for school purposes.
ESTIMATES FOR THE COMING YEAR.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The clerks
of committees on appropriations
of the two houses of congress have
prepared a tabluarly statement. the
footings of which make the follow
| ing showing: The net increase on es-
Inmates for the next fiscal year over
those submitted for the current year is
S., 1877 1897; the net increase over the ap-
proportions for the current year is $685.
| 737. COZ. The total of estimates for the
next year is $S5, 494, 527. The estima-
ted revenue for 1889 is S449 ,56S, 734.
SECRET SERVICE REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The annual
report of the chief of the secret
service division of the treasury has
been made public. 1t shows that
there were 355 persons arrested by the
officers of the service during the past
fiscal year, for violation of the laws
against counterfeiting, etc. OF this
number seventy were convicted and
sentenced to imprisonment. The re-
port says that the cOunJerfeiting now
being done is principally the work of
Italians, who operate in bands in diff
ferent portions of the country. The
counterteiting done during the past
year amounted practically to nothing,
the only attempts in that direction be-
| ing $40 silver certificate and 81 sill
yer certificate, and these were such
poor limitations as to be practically
harmless. The report refers to the fact
that all but two of the many skilled OPP
orators arrested since the war for coun-
at liberty. and says they may be eX-
pected to resume their nefariOus Oper-
atoms at any time. The report at
tributes the scarcity of counterfeit
money to the excellence of the work
done at the bureau Of engraving and
printing, and to the almost certainty of
punishment of the offenders.
THE WOOLGROWERS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The wool
growers and dealers in conference here
to-day adopted series of resolutions
declaring unjust the present classified
ton of wool by the railroads of the
country, and directing that they be
urgently requested to place wool in
their classification on more equitable
basis. The conference also passed a
resolution declaring that recent events
have demonstrated the necessity for a
central organization at Washington or
elsewhere, and with that purpose in
view request all woolgrowers and Of
ficers of woolgrowerS' associations in
the United States to Immediately send
their addresses to Albert Chapman, at
Middleburg, Vermont.
RECOMMENDS A RAISE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-Secretary
Fairchild has recommended that the
salary of the assistant treasurer at st.
Louis be raised to S., 900 per annum.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE secreta-
port, submitted to congress to day,
says that the total ordinary receipts of
the government during the year end
| ing June 80, 1887, were 1871 ,4O3, 277,
and that total ordinary expenditures
were S315, 1876 ,428, leaving a surplus of
S55, $50 $40, which, with an amount
drawn from the cash balance in the
treasury of 1924, Ass, 720, makes total
surplus of $50, 023 $40. which was offer
ed to the redemption of bonds. The
receipts for the year show an increase
of 1874, 963. $50 over the present year;
revenues are estimated at 1888 600, 600
and expenditures $316. SIT ,715, leaving
an estimated surplus of $66, 1872 PA.
June. 80, 1888. The secretary eSti-
mates the surplus for the year 1899, at
S56, 469. 236. The secretary gives the
following ways in which the receipts
and expenditures of the government
may be made about equal:
| First. The purchase of the interest
bearing debt of the government.
Second. Larger expenditure by the
| nf
| the purchase of bonds, SO that they
shall each year equal the taxation OF
that year.
| Third. Reduction of revenue from
taxation to the amount actually re-
Quired to meet the necessary expense.
In regard to first plan the secretary
agrees with the President in his mes
sage on the same subject. He then
says: II cannot believe that it will
| adopt the second expedient. The third
is the only fit remedy. One way is to
reduce or abolish internal revenue tax
alton. In favor of this is the fact that
in a small part of the southern states
the internal tax on liquor and tobacco
is thought to be oppressive and is
odious to people of those regions; and
the further fact that by its reduction
the expenses of its collection might b6
somewhat reduced. The chief cause
for prejudice against the tax seems tC
be, that as there were no such tax be.
fore theWar for the union, it is looked
upon as a reminder of the measures
adopted to raise money to carry on the
war, and which ought not to be contin
ued in time of peace, and as interfer
ing in some way with natural rights Of
mankind to grow grain and tobacco
and manufacture therefrom spirits
cigars, snuff and various forms o.
merchantable tobacco. OF course tax
alton of whisky and tobacco trespasses
man than does taxation of his clothing
on his bedding, on every implement
which he uses in cultivation of his
grain and tobacco and in the dlStill
alton or manufacture of same. TIT
burden of one tax is direct, known
fixed. The whole of it goes into tn
government treasury, The burden o
the other is indirect and unknown ant
only a portion of it comes to the treas
ury. That internal taxation of spirit
and tobacco began during the war is n
, reason why it should be done ava
with now if it be in itself wise. s.
the fact that the rates Of customs AM
, taxation were raised during the sam
, war far higher than ever before in on
history and have been continued unit
now, ought not to determine the man
ner of their treatment. This shout
rather depend upon what Is just an
expedient at the present time. AS
9 the expense of collecting interns
revenue, 1 suggest that the anna
q gamation of the customs an
internal revenue system is entirel
feasible and thereby many offices Nigh
be abolished. To do away with th
: whole revenue from internal taxes q
}, present would so diminish the revenue
h.
levy duties on articles of importatiO
now free, such as tea and coffee, or
:. suspend the sinking fund Requirement
q and also materially diminish other e,
y penSeS of the government. But it
= not well either to abolish or reduce il
u ternal revenue taxation. 1t is q t.
10 upon whisky, beer and tobacco, thini